Hello all! I hope you are all keeping safe and sane in these uncertain #COVID19 times.
Hard to keep track of the days at the moment but take my word for it: it's #EyalaReads time. Your #SundayReads selection of articles about #WomensRights #Africa #Feminism is ready 👇🏾
My favorite: Notes on Lockdown by South African #feminist writer @Sisonkemsimang. The way she weaves together the different layers of her concerns really moved my heart, brain and soul. Read it!
bit.ly/2WQKUSz via @africasacountry
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@OhTimehin explores why social distancing, while a logical response to #COVID19, is deeply out of touch with the realities of how people live and survive in #Nigeria and all over #Africa. I'm hoping for a part 2!
bit.ly/2ya9Rho via @The_Corres
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Great piece by @MsAfropolitan, who notes how the #COVID19 crisis is pushing the world to care about issues that Black #Feminism has been focusing on for ages. Let's hope this is not forgotten.
bit.ly/2Jp5DFe
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Adding to the mix my own attempt at making sense of all the anxiety #COVID19 has ignited in my soul. And celebrating the #feminist activists from #Africa who've inspiring to feel the fear and do my part anyway.
bit.ly/2UjWrbh
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#COVID19 is obviously dominating the news and our minds. But life is still going on, and so are #WomensRights violations. The story of Faustina Tay, a Ghanaian domestic worker who died in Lebanon is a stark reminder.
bit.ly/3bCDR4e
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Also: Malian singer @rokiatraore was freed from jail but still facing charges. For protecting her daughter from an abusive father. In a country that rewards rapists with Césars awards. I'm tired.
bit.ly/39qqylG
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As a #feminist whose work (besides Eyala) focuses on ending the misuse of tradition + religion as a justification of #WomensRights abuse, this story about widowhood rites in #Nigeria cut deeply. We must stop this.
By @BUKAdebayo
cnn.it/2wD4siK
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Happy reading session to you all! Remember to share and tag a friend who would enjoy these #EyalaReads, and as usual let me know what you're reading.
More importantly, be well and remember to breathe. We will get through this. Together.
Happy reading @Lusukalanga @Asmaaouu @livingtruely @Aliben86 @FlaviaMwaka @kaviemakau and thank you!
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